HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wish you all happy and safe new year!!!

Meet Point - Key of the Night

Boxing Day dance

Happy holidays from yours truly as well. Tonight it's about time to get down in somewhat cheesy retro fashion. Boom.

Ivan - Fotonovela (Capitulo II)
Bad Yard Club - In De Ghetto (1996 Anthem Mix)
Dimples D - Sucker Drums

Disco Dancing Therapy

International Music System released this gem back in 1984. This is definetely one of my top 5 italo tracks.

I.M.S. - Dancing Therapy

In addition to this Italo gem, I would like to give you some more dancing therapy. This time by Lipps Inc. in the form of How long, sampled by for example Justus Köhncke in Timecode.

Lipps Inc. - How Long

Nerd Network at Laserdans tonight

Tonight at Redrum. Friends = Fyrre & yours truly.

Pineapples feat. Douglas Roop - Come On Closer

Bobby "O" Orlando

"Dedicated to the fine art of dance orientated music"

Barbie & The Kens - Just A Gigolo (1980)

The Flirts - Passion (1982)

Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) (1982)

Band Of South - Sensitive (1986)

Mata-Hari

One of my favorite italo got released in 1987 on Blanco Y Negro (Spain).

Mata-Hari - Mata Hari

Shouts to 80's cop

Laserdans promo mix

Lauri Soini has a creative and musical background. Although at the same time when his mother wanted him to take violin lessons, he was more interested in computers. Meanwhile he also managed to study in an art school.

"When dad was listening his Stevie Wonder records, I bet he didn't expect to see me playing the very same vinyl years after in a club to young people."

The real passion for electronic music hit Lauri in the year 1990 when he heard house mixes for the first time.

"Those new sounds took me quickly into different electronic styles from deep to more intense stuff. Thanks to Gilles Peterson's 'A Thing Called Jazz' radio program back then I became also familiar with all kinds of fresh music influenced strongly by jazz and soul."

Somewhere in the mid-nineties Lauri started to produce his own material and also began Djing more seriously. At that time his selection included mainly techno, but also deep house records.

"Chain Reaction and Maurizio -style techno had a great impact on me then and they still inspire me a lot."

Since then Lauri has been playing records at various events all around. Apart from DJing you could find his DJ-sets and tracks being played by national radio stations. Recently Lauri did come up with a few very appreciated solo live performances.

Lauri's musical style as a DJ can be shortly described as deep dance music with influences from everything. He did gain some respect with house mixes before, but shortly after 2002 he moved more into jazz and bossa material that turned out to be very refreshing change for dance floors.

"Besides my eclectic musical style, places where I like to perform vary from cozy lounge rooms and clubs to trashy bars and sometimes quite heavy underground events and outdoor festivals."

Currently Laserdans is one of the regular club nights Lauri aka 80's Cop is hosting in Helsinki.


Download 80's Cop - Laserdans mix [90min, 128kbps] (zshare)

tracklist:
1. John Barry - The Black Hole / Six Robots
2. Big Ben Tribe - Tarzan Loves The Summer Nights
3. The Voyagers - Distant Planet
4. Peter Richard - Walking In The Neon
5. Ajello & Baldelli - Cosmogony
6. Loui$ - Magic Dance
7. O'Gar - Playback Fantasy
8. Anders Lundqvist - Star Dust
9. The Creatures - Believe In Yourself
10. Mr Master - A Dog In The Night
11. Stereo - Somewhere In The Night
12. Mr Pauli - Pick Up The Phone
13. Cyber People - Void Vision
14. Klapto - Mister Game
15. Flexxy - Ball Theme
16. Camaros Gang - Fuerza Major
17. Zombi - Sapphire
18. Anders Lundqvist - Stratosphere

Bad Passion

The tallest chief in the picture, Giancarlo Meo, is responsible for producing some of the baddest italo disco ever. Meo was at his prime 1978 through 1985. Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good.

Steel Mind - Bad Passion

The Frankfurt Sound

Moskwa Television with their frontman Talla 2XLC who was mainly responsible for the Frankfurt techno club scene in the 80's provides us, here with a gem from 1985. Tekno Talk is a track well worth spending some time listening to.

Moskwa TV - Tekno Talk

Italo

Two Italo Disco gems from 1983 and 1985.

Mirage - Woman

Riky Maltese - All The Night

All the best girls

85 y'all! Bogart Co. was Finland's finest at the time. Just look at the band members' artist names: Esa Mäkelä (Reddie Redford), Johnny Gustafsson, Sami Piiparinen (Sam Eagle), Veijo Mäki (Vinnie Lane), Kai Stenman (Guy Stoneman). A special shout-out to "Germany's finest" DJ Rolex!

Italo disco stars pt.1

German Fancy (born Manfred Alois Perilano, July 7, 1946) was an instant hit when the single "Slice me nice" shot on top of the charts in 1984.

"He could not have hoped for a better beginning to a long and colourful career of international success."

Fancy has also recorded many hits for other artists using a variety of other names. Mostly frequently in the name of Tess or Ric Tess he has written music for Grant Miller, Linda Jo Rizzo, Marc Buchner, the Hurricanes, Mozzart, Timerider amongst many others. The famous producer and singer Bobby Orlando produced Fancy's songs. Bobby Orlando also produced songs for Pet Shop Boys, Divine (actor), Grant Miller, Claudja Barry, and many others.



Fancy - Slice Me Nice [320kbps]

If you want to know more about Fancy, I recommend his official homepage. Please check out at least "Fancy's fabolous picture gallery".